St. Louis Blues is a two reel short film and stars female blues singer Bessie Smith. This sound clip features Smith in an African-American speakeasy of the prohibition era singing the W. C. Handy stan...

The 1920s saw a revolution in women’s hairstyles. Gone were the long Victorian styles that were common. They gave way to shorter, more classic looks. This was in sharp contrast to the old maid style...

Beautiful color fashion clip dating from around 1928 featuring fashion designs popular in the 1920s. Several top actresses of the day are featured including Corliss Palmer, Raquel Torres, Laura la Pla...

This clip from the 1928 silent film Laugh, Clown, Laugh features Tito in his death scene. Tito is a traveling circus clown played by actor Lon Chaney. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and p...

Movie trailer for the 1925 silent film Little Annie Rooney. The film follows a tough young girl who faces a crisis of the heart when the boy she loves is accused of shooting her father, who is a cop. ...

The Patsy is a 1928 silent film directed by King Vidor and stars Marion Davies and Marie Dressler. It tells the story of an awkward teenager who hopelessly in love with her elder sister’s boyfriend ...

Funny scene from the 1927 film College starring Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, and Harold Goodwin. In this clip, Buster Keaton takes a job as a soda jerk but the results turn out to be disastrous. This...

Peter Pan is a 1924 silent film and is the first film adaptation of the play by J. M. Barrie. In this clip, Peter Pan appears to the children and teaches them how to fly. This film was released on Dec...

Clip from the 1922 silent film Blood and Sand featuring Rudolph Valentino as Juan Gallardo, a young Spaniard who achieves his dream of becoming a famous toreador. This movie was produced by Paramount ...

This clip from the 1927 French film La Revue Des Revues features dancer, singer, and actress Josephine Baker. The story follows Paris nightlife as it was in 1927. The Jazz Age was in full swing at the...